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The Australian Government can’t afford to do everything, but it can afford to do anything it wants. 

On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor preview next week’s Federal Budget and why the Government doesn’t need to leave so much tax revenue on the table. 

This discussion was recorded on Thursday 20 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording. 

Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia now, via the Australia Institute website. 

Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work // @grogsgamut 

Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek 

Show notes: 

5 ways and 63 billion reasons to improve Australia’s tax system by Greg Jericho, the Australia Institute (March 2025) 

‘Expect a lot of talk about Australia’s deficit, but remember the golden rule: budgets are always about choices’ by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (March 2025) 

Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions 

We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au. 

The Australian Government can&rsquo;t afford to do everything, but it can afford to do anything it wants.&nbsp;
On this episode of Dollars &amp; Sense, Greg and Elinor preview next week&rsquo;s Federal Budget and why the Government doesn&rsquo;t need to leave so much tax revenue on the table.&nbsp;
This discussion was recorded on Thursday 20 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording.&nbsp;
Order <a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/Whats-the-Big-Idea-p697420081">What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia</a> now, via the Australia Institute website.&nbsp;
Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/grogsgamut.bsky.social">@grogsgamut</a>&nbsp;
Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social">@elinorjohnstonleek</a>&nbsp;
Show notes:&nbsp;
<a href="https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/5-suggestions-and-63-billion-reasons-to-improve-australias-tax-system/">5 ways and 63 billion reasons to improve Australia&rsquo;s tax system</a> by Greg Jericho, the Australia Institute (March 2025)&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/mar/20/expect-a-lot-of-talk-from-chalmers-about-the-deficit-but-remember-the-golden-rule-budgets-are-always-about-choices">&lsquo;Expect a lot of talk about Australia&rsquo;s deficit, but remember the golden rule: budgets are always about choices&rsquo;</a> by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (March 2025)&nbsp;
Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions&nbsp;
We&rsquo;d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to <a href="mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au">podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au</a>.&nbsp;

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

Economic data can tell us a lot about what's happening the economy and society, but it's easy to get lost in data. Dollars and Sense dives into the latest economic figures to explain how they impact you and what they tell us about the state of the Australian economy, with host Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and the Centre for Future Work and popular columnist of Grogonomics with Guardian Australia.

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Dollars & Sense demystifies the latest economic figures, how they impact you and what they can tell us about the economy, with host with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work, and author of Guardian Australia's Grogonomics column.  

Dollars &amp; Sense demystifies the latest economic figures, how they impact you and what they can tell us about the economy, with host with Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work, and author of Guardian Australia's Grogonomics column.

The Australian Government can’t afford to do everything, but it can afford to do anything it wants. 

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